Gary Murphy

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Gary Murphy
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Personal information
Full nameGary Murphy
Born (1972-10-15) 15 October 1972 (age 49)
Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sporting nationality Ireland
ResidenceDrogheda, Ireland
Career
Turned professional1995
Former tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
Professional wins1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT34: 2003

Gary Murphy (born 15 October 1972) is an Irish professional golfer.

Career[]

Murphy was born in Kilkenny and began playing golf aged 11, after caddying for his father, Jim, who has played an instrumental role in the development of young golfers. He won the Irish Amateur Close Championship in 1992. He turned professional in 1995. He won the Asian Tour qualifying school in 1997, and played two seasons on that tour. In addition, he competed on the second tier European Challenge Tour, before returning to Europe full-time, after winning a European Tour card at the 1999 final qualifying school.

Murphy was unable to secure his place on the European Tour in his rookie season and dropped back down to the Challenge Tour in 2001 and 2002. He regained his European Tour card at the end of 2002 at final qualifying school. Since then, he has been able to win enough money each season to retain his playing status through his position on the Order of Merit.

Amateur wins[]

  • 1992 Irish Amateur Close Championship

Professional wins[]

  • 2005 Azores Open

Results in major championships[]

Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
The Open Championship CUT T34

Note: Murphy only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances[]

Amateur

See also[]

External links[]


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